All the great things that Hezekiah did, including his work on the pool and the aqueduct [249] to bring water into the city, are written in the book The History of the Kings of Judah.
King Jeroboam did many other things. He fought wars and continued to rule the people. All the things he did are written in the book The History of the Kings of Israel.
All the other things about Asa, the great things he did, and the cities he built are written in the book The History of the Kings of Judah. When Asa became old, he had a disease on his feet.
The king of Assyria sent his three most important commanders with a large army to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. Those men left Lachish and went to Jerusalem. They stood near the aqueduct [225] by the Upper Pool. (The Upper Pool is on the road to the Washers’ Field.)
It was in those days that Hezekiah became very sick and near death. He prayed to the Lord. The Lord spoke to Hezekiah and gave him a sign. {\cf2\super [395]}
Then Hezekiah talked to his officials and army officers. They all agreed to stop the waters of the water springs outside the city. Those officials and army officers helped Hezekiah.
It was Hezekiah that stopped up the upper source of the waters of the Gihon spring in Jerusalem and made those waters flow straight down on the west side of David’s city. And Hezekiah was successful in everything he did.
The others things that Hezekiah did and how he loved the Lord are written in the book, The Vision of the Isaiah Son of Amoz and in the book, The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
Many people came together and stopped all the springs and the stream that flowed through the middle of the country. They said, “The king of Assyria will not find much water when he comes here!”
Nehemiah son of Azbuk fixed the next section. This Nehemiah was the governor of half the district of Beth Zur. He made repairs up to a place that is across from the tombs of David. And he worked as far as the man-made pool and the House of Heroes.